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A playful and irreverent argument for-and practical guide to-writing in a rich and extraordinary style

When it comes to literary style, the commonplace wisdom of composition classrooms, newsrooms, and editorial offices has long been that less is more. Students are taught that the best prose is that which eschews ornamentation and rhetorical flourish. But what if sometimes more is more? In Praise of Purple Prose playfully and cheekily contests a century worth of convention that rejects the baroque and byzantine as "purple prose," making the case that fun and joy in language can be as important as concision and comprehension. Part style guide and part manifesto, the book rewrites the rules on writing.

Ed Simon encourages writers to embrace the extraordinary, to call upon the classical rhetorical devices, and to relish in the richness of description and the erudition of allusion. He demonstrates that serpentine syntax, eccentric diction, and idiosyncratic punctuation, when used judiciously, can express the complexity of experience, bring out the pleasures of language, and help readers develop a unique voice in a world where AI threatens to make everyone sound alike. To illustrate its arguments, the book features examples of extraordinary prose from dozens of writers, including John Donne, Virginia Woolf, Joan Didion, Salman Rushdie, Marilynne Robison, and Zadie Smith.

Playful and provocative, In Praise of Purple Prose will leave readers with a new appreciation for fancy prose and inspire writers to draw on all of the liveliest and most powerful resources of English in their work.

A short, bold, and timely history and defense of research in the humanities and sciences and its incalculable importance

If there were a single tool that could cure disease, improve the quality of human life, send people into outer space, and uncover vital riddles from the deepest past, wouldn't we celebrate it as humanity's greatest achievement? That tool exists-it's called research, and it powers the modern world, channeling roughly $3 trillion a year to solve problems and answer questions across fields as distant as computer science and classics. Yet, for all its importance, research as a subject is seriously neglected-dangerously so today, when the priceless research structure built since World War II is under existential attack. In Research, Peter N. Miller offers a passionate, original, and eloquent history and defense of research.

Research is a history, but it is also a philosophical exploration of inquiry and creativity. Some elements of research go back to antiquity; others to the seventeenth century. Only in the nineteenth did it become itself a subject of reflection. And in the twentieth, it reached a preeminence that led to an informal compact between government and the university-an alliance that has now been shattered, producing enormous risks for the well-being of people and the planet.

Today, more than ever, we need to understand what research means and why it matters. Engaging and provocative, Research is essential reading for everyone working in the humanities and sciences-and all those who believe in the value of discovery.

A fascinating visual exploration of all things linguistic, tracing how words, sounds, scripts, norms, and borders are in constant flux

Did you know that more than 7,000 languages are spoken today, but that fifty percent of the world's people use only fifteen of them? Or that there are hundreds of separate sign languages? Or that a dog's bark is represented with wildly different sounds in English, Czech, and Thai? In The World Atlas of Language, Gaston Dorren, the international bestselling author of Lingo, Babel, and other books about languages, invites readers on a captivating journey that charts the geographical spread of languages and dialects around the world through the ages-and tells the incredible stories behind them in his unmistakable style. The result is an essential reference for anyone who loves how humans speak, write-and vary.

Organized by theme and richly illustrated throughout with full-color maps, timelines, and other graphics, this book traces the origins and evolutions of the world's languages and of the communities that nurture and live in them. From Old, Middle, and Modern English and the great linguistic variety of the Americas to the lingua francas of Africa and the many unique tongues that are about to fall silent, the atlas reveals an astonishing linguistic diversity.

• Features 100 full-color maps, timelines, and other graphics
• Tells engaging stories about the origins and evolutions of languages and how they have been carried around the world by nations, religions, and empires
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• An essential reference for readers interested in languages, words, and their histories

This book explores the potential of relational research as a creative and participatory endeavor to produce knowledge. Bringing together insights from social construction, intersectional feminist frameworks, decolonial practices, queer theories, and queer worldmaking, it prompts researchers to reimagine the theoretical underpinnings and methodological choices that shape their work. In doing so, it cultivates a community of practice in which scholars engage the complex terrain of research to advance plural and inclusive forms of knowing.

This edited collection offers a global perspective on what knowledge is and how it is created, situating research practices within diverse cultural, disciplinary, and relational contexts through contributions from authors from different corners of the world. It illustrates methods that support navigating pressing global challenges, such as sustainability transitions, the surge of populism, and the enduring legacies of colonialism, racial, gendered, and sexual marginalization. An ideal resource for those interested in applying decolonial, inclusive, and interdisciplinary relational research methods, it offers students and researchers concrete ways to engage with inquiry as a situated and relational practice.

Offers an accessible new way to think critically and transparently about how researchers, especially those doing ethnographic work, can balance their personal commitments with long-term research.

For ethnographers, spending a year or longer in a faraway place conducting fieldwork is becoming increasingly untenable due to competing life responsibilities and rising workloads, as well as disability, precarity, and geopolitical factors. If ethnographic methods are to remain relevant and viable for a diverse group of people in anthropology and beyond, Goekce Guenel and Chika Watanabe argue, we need to examine how our personal and professional lives intersect and shape one another.

In Patchwork Ethnography, Guenel and Watanabe take seriously the conditions that render long-term fieldwork difficult for so many. Without being prescriptive, the book offers concrete ways for scholars to unpack the competing commitments in their lives and make those challenges feel more manageable. Blending theoretical analysis with practical exercises, the authors guide readers to rethink the relationship between their personal lives and their scholarship. Ultimately, they point to ways for transforming limitations into catalysts for fresh insights. By highlighting how shifting labor and living conditions profoundly alter knowledge production, Patchwork Ethnography calls for a paradigm shift in ethnographic research.

An essential guide to giving effective and engaging talks for academics at all career stages, across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences

This book is for anyone in academia who will ever have to give a talk-which is just about everyone in academia. Presenting research is one of the most important tasks academics undertake, but few receive formal training in effective public speaking. In How to Give a Good Academic Talk, Sharon Marcus fills this gap, offering a practical, research-informed guide to an activity that can challenge even seasoned scholars. Marcus, who has given many academic talks in her career-and listened to even more-blends insights from learning and cognitive science, communications, rhetoric, and performance theory with her own seasoned judgment and firsthand observation to provide a pragmatic repertoire of dos and don'ts.

Each chapter addresses a central component of successful presentations, illustrated with examples drawn from a wide variety of academic talks, many available online. Marcus's cross-disciplinary perspective allows her to identify elements that all good academic talks have in common, while remaining attentive to field-specific norms. She defines what an academic talk is and isn't, and identifies its most important and challenging task: engaging the audience. How to Give a Good Academic Talk covers the beginnings and endings of talks, Q&A sessions, the design and use of slides, delivery, rehearsals, video conferencing platforms-and even offers wardrobe advice. Marcus's essential guide equips academics to communicate their ideas with confidence, precision, and intellectual generosity.

Positive and healthy work environments enhance job satisfaction and workplace engagement and play a significant role in the healthy functioning of library organizations. Higher levels of workplace satisfaction and engagement also contribute to increased productivity, creativity, and performance, and by extension improved services and organizational culture. But how do we define, cultivate, and sustain positive and healthy work environments, particularly in libraries, which are often under-resourced, unappreciated or devalued, or even toxic?

Building and Sustaining Positive and Healthy Work Environments examines the opportunities, challenges, and successes of fostering and nurturing workplace environments that enhance job satisfaction, engagement, and success.

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability offers the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on disability studies, bringing together leading scholars from across the social sciences, humanities, and allied fields. This interdisciplinary reference work critically examines disability as a social, cultural, political, and embodied phenomenon, providing state-of-the-art perspectives on theory, research, and practice.

Entries span foundational concepts and emerging debates, including disability rights and justice, accessibility, intersectionality, neurodiversity, crip theory, and global perspectives on disability. The encyclopedia addresses key methodological approaches and explores disability in relation to education, health, law, technology, media, literature, and the arts. It also engages with timely topics such as digital inclusion, disability and climate change, and decolonial and feminist frameworks, offering readers a nuanced understanding of how disability intersects with power, identity, and social transformation.

Designed for scholars, students, and practitioners, this volume serves as an indispensable reference for disciplines including disability studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, law, cultural studies, gender studies, and public health. By crossing disciplinary boundaries and centering diverse voices, the encyclopedia provides a vital platform for advancing research and fostering inclusive practices worldwide.

In the era of ubiquitous computing and the Internet of things, is it still possible to go, or be, offline? Can we still find a more embedded, autonomous, and attentive way of being, away from the constant distraction of our phones and screens? Or is it time to reconcile ourselves to a future, where every thought and action is mediated by an algorithm?You Can Never Go Offline Again is an autoethnographic search for an elsewhere to the Internet. It chronicles the author's weekend digital detoxes, travels to Internet blackout zones, efforts at mindful consumption, and daily struggles to reign in his online activities, concluding that today there is no longer a meaningful distinction between online and off. The two have merged into one intermediated reality. Integrating literary memoir with anthropology, media studies, and philosophy, it takes stock of our digitally-saturated moment and attempts to chart a path forward. Written in accessible prose and illustrated with evocative photography, You Can Never Go Offline Again is essential reading for students and researchers of digital culture and anyone struggling to carve out a space for the in-person and face-to-face at a time when online has already become the default mode of being.

Drawing on a broad array of theoretical viewpoints including liberal, postmodernist, and historical materialist accounts, the Encyclopedia examines key foundational concepts along the continuum of sociology, organization studies, business and critical management. Entries embrace the plurality of organizations to include and go beyond corporate workplaces, extending to universities, informal groups, cooperatives, libraries, and more. Key topics covered are work/life balance, intersectionality, Marxism, gig work, power, gendering, and race. Entries in this volume reflect the pressing issues that are currently reshaping the field such as algorithmic control, coercive organizations, digital nomads, greenwashing, organizational ecology, and systems thinking.

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology is an essential resource for scholars and students exploring empirical research and theory in the interdisciplinary field of organizational sociology, and its interface with a range of other disciplines such as political science, economics, psychology, and business management.

Key Features:

• Contains over 130 accessible entries
• Includes contributions from an international cohort of authors across the Global South and North
• Highlights the variety of styles, themes, methodologies, and theories across organizational sociology

Leading experts explore key concepts, theories, empirical methods and groundbreaking studies and shed new light on central figures who have paved the development of the field. They demonstrate how economic sociology has become a powerful lens for scholarship throughout the social sciences and documents how the core programme has been supplemented, expanded and challenged by other approaches and contemporary methodologies.

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology is an essential resource for scholars and students of sociology, social policy, economics, finance and political science. Economists and policymakers will also benefit from its comprehensive coverage of the field.

Key Features:

• Easily navigable alphabetised entries written in an accessible style
• Features over 80 entries from a diverse array of international scholars
• Outlines central theoretical concepts, crucial methods and empirical studies
• Cross-referencing and index encourage new perspectives and critical though
• Presents a complete overview of classic themes as well as cutting-edge lines of thinking

Qualitative research methods are essential for addressing central questions arising from clinical and organisational practice. In medicine and healthcare, knowing and scientific knowledge cannot be reduced to what is measurable alone. It also depends on subjectivity, interpretation, clinical reasoning, interaction and ethical judgement. This book develops a coherent methodological framework in which these dimensions are understood as integral to knowledge development rather than as residual or secondary concerns.

The opening chapters establish the philosophical foundations for a qualitative methodology grounded in healthcare practice and distinctly committed to the epistemic impact of subjectivity. Ontological assumptions about health and illness are made
explicit and systematically linked to epistemological and methodological choices. Subsequent chapters guide the reader through the core stages of the research process-from design and data development to analysis and interpretation-consistently demonstrating how underlying assumptions shape methodological strategies and conclusions. Empirical examples illustrate methodological reasoning, critical decisions and common pitfalls. Unlike many introductory texts, this book treats subjectivity, clinical judgement and interpretation not as threats to scientific rigour, but as indispensable
resources for knowledge development. Rather than offering a broad survey of qualitative traditions, it presents a coherent, practice-based approach that affirms the scientific legitimacy of qualitative research on its own terms.

Written primarily for students and researchers new to qualitative methods at bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels in medicine and healthcare, the book also invites more experienced scholars to reflect critically on established methodological practices.

Feminist Digital Methods redefines the role of methods in research, pedagogy, and activism in an increasingly digitized world. Grounded in intersectional feminist epistemologies, the volume challenges the neoliberal fetishization of "methodological rigor" over ethical and political accountability. It frames methods as situated, socially embedded enactments shaped by historical, cultural, and material contexts. Contributors-spanning early-career scholars, practitioners, and activists-critically reflect on the tools, platforms, and approaches they use, highlighting how feminist digital methods can interrogate power, dismantle systemic exclusions, and create transformative pathways for research and activism. With chapters on algorithmic bias, crip epistemologies, feminist data visualization, social media ethics, multispecies GIS, and feminist game design, the book bridges theoretical debates and actionable practice. It is a resource for anyone seeking to combine digital tools with feminist commitments to care, justice, and reciprocity.

Experimental Research: Brief Essays on Timeless Concepts offers a unique exploration of the experimental process that transcends disciplinary boundaries and technological trends. Through a series of concise, thought-provoking essays, this book distills enduring principles of scientific inquiry. Addressing foundational topics from measurement and dimensional analysis to cognitive factors in research and technical communication, it cultivates a deep, reflective understanding of experimentation as both an intellectual craft and a scientific discipline.

Organized into seven thematic sections, the essays delve into topics rarely addressed in conventional manuals, including the epistemology of experimentation, creative thinking in research, principles of device design and the thoughtful integration of modern tools into contemporary experimental work. Rather than focusing on discipline-specific techniques, the authors emphasize universal aspects of experimentation that cut across fields, blending conceptual insight with practical relevance and historical perspective. The result is a timeless perspective on experimental methods that balances accessibility with intellectual rigor.

This volume is an essential resource for young scholars learning to design, conduct and interpret experiments independently, such as graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and early-career faculty who, despite solid technical backgrounds, have received little formal guidance in the conceptual and cognitive aspects of experimentation. For educators and established researchers, it offers fresh perspectives on mentoring the next generation of experimentalists in an era of rapid technological change.

The International Conference on Evolving Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences: Theory, Practice, and Transformation (ICEPHSS'25) aims to provide a dynamic platform for scholars, researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to engage in interdisciplinary dialogues that address critical issues and emerging trends in the humanities and social sciences. The conference seeks to bridge theoretical insights with practical applications, exploring how advancements in technology, globalization, and societal shifts reshape these fields.

Key features include sessions on Digital Humanities, Education, Socioeconomic Dynamics, Cultural Transformations, and emerging areas like Food Culture and Identity. A distinct focus on integrating traditional disciplines with contemporary challenges-such as AI, sustainable development, and diversity-sets this conference apart. ICEPHSS'25 emphasizes not only academic rigor but also actionable strategies for addressing real-world problems.

Intended for academicians, policymakers, students, and professionals, the conference promotes collaboration across disciplines to foster innovative ideas and holistic understanding. Unlike other conferences, ICEPHSS'25 uniquely incorporates underexplored areas like culinary heritage and media literacy while prioritizing the impact of research in societal transformation. Participants will gain insights into evolving methodologies, network with global experts, and explore opportunities for future collaborations in shaping the future of humanities and social sciences.

This conceptual Atlas of Medieval and Renaissance Thought, Philosophy and Science presents visual overviews, thematic outlines, surveys and summaries of the many thematic aspects of this long period of European intellectual history, c. 400 to 1600.

Conceptual charts and 'maps' are well suited for structuring, organizing and presenting information, although this approach is rarely used in the humanities. The pictorial representations in this atlas are multi-dimensional: chronological, thematic, rating the importance of the thinker or tradition and showing affinities and tensions between them. Many of the diagrams are chronologically proportional which gives the reader an immediate sense of time and historical distance. This book constitutes a sort of 'intellectual atlas', in many ways comparable to a geographical atlas, but instead charting out the intellectual landscape of this period. The topics covered include the history of medieval Christianity, Judaism and Islam; the history of science; the Renaissance; the history of books, literacy and education; the history of knowledge; and medieval and Renaissance historiography.

Each diagram offers the perfect starting point to a fuller understanding of an aspect of medieval and Renaissance thought, allowing students to engage with the topic visually to support making their own assessments. The atlas can function as a companion volume to, or as a reference work for, a wide range of courses, approaches to and interests in medieval and Renaissance history.

Entries explore the role of the past, history and memory in organisation theory and practice, highlighting how historical thinking has become a cornerstone of organisation studies. Contributing authors establish a shared vocabulary, enabling readers to navigate complex terminology and engage more confidently with historical research.

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Historical Organisation Studies is a valuable resource for scholars and students of management, organisation theory and business administration. Its insights inform strategic decision-making, change management and organisational storytelling, making it prime reading for practitioners and organisational leaders.

Key Features:

• Contains over 140 accessible entries
• Encourages ongoing dialogue as the field develops
• Features contributions from over 150 international scholars, presenting diverse perspectives, cultures and research traditions from areas such as history, philosophy, sociology and communication studies

Across more than 100 entries, leading experts present a brief history of the experimental method in the social sciences before discussing emerging trends and research methods. They propose that experimental methods are now widely regarded as important and, in many cases, accepted as the gold standard of empirical analysis. Entries acknowledge the rapid growth of experiments across the social sciences, focusing on issues related to a broad range of research such as open science, artificial intelligence and large language models.

The Encyclopedia of Experimental Social Science is an essential resource for scholars and students of economics, psychology, sociology and political science. Policymakers and researchers in other fields will also benefit from its fresh perspective on exploratory research.

Key Features:

• Features entries from over 100 scholars
• Easily navigable alphabetised entries written in an accessible style
• Covers core experimental methods, including randomised control trials, laboratory, field, lab-in-the-field, survey and information experiments
• Evaluates quasi-experimental approaches, such as regression discontinuity designs and human-robot interactions

Examining transdisciplinary research historically, philosophically and contextually, the book evaluates its evolving methodology and quality criteria. Authors demonstrate its practical application in various case studies, such as developing nature-based solutions in education, sustainable farming practices and developmental initiatives in subsistence marketplaces. The synthesis of the case experiences enables researchers to link their concepts, relationships and modes of knowledge production to transformative action, aiding efforts to address complex challenges arising from climate change, biodiversity crises and inclusive growth.

How to Organise Transdisciplinary Research for Transformative Action and Knowledge Co-Production is a key resource for scholars and students of business and management, education, research methods and sociology. It is also prime reading for educators, research funding agencies and management practitioners seeking actionable recommendations on how to implement transdisciplinary research.

Expert contributors examine crime and perceptions of safety across different transit settings, and cover a comprehensive range of issues including cyber-attacks, theft and violence, as well as precautionary safety measures. The Encyclopedia explores methodologies to document and improve understanding of transit crime and the varied responses to addressing it, including crime mapping, virtual reality and AI-driven surveillance.

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety is a crucial resource for scholars and students of transport studies, criminology, geography, urban planning, sociology, engineering and computer sciences. It is also a vital reference point for practitioners in public transport, transit authorities, NGOs and international organizations committed to safer, inclusive and environmentally responsible transport systems.

Key Features:

• Draws on interdisciplinary perspectives
• Presents over 130 clear and accessible entries
• Adopts a global approach, highlighting intersectional realities of mobility, vulnerability and inclusion

This Research Handbook presents the various sides of the debate surrounding the replication crisis, providing detailed insight into the current state of research and suggesting future avenues for approaching the issue of replication in science, impacting not only psychology but a multitude of disciplines. Chapters assess whether the prevalence of empirical findings that fail to replicate studies constitute a crisis. Contributors explore topics such as improving the quality of replication science, preregistration in psychology and replication in marketing.

The Research Handbook on the Replication Crisis is a key resource for students and scholars of meta-science, psychology, research methods, and the wider social and behavioural sciences. It will also benefit researchers, practitioners and methodologists seeking a better understanding of this subject and how it might affect their field.